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Rule of Law Index

· higher is better · 136 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025
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League table

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  1. 1Estonia10
  2. 1Uruguay10
  3. 1Taiwan10
  4. 2Chile9.8
  5. 3Slovenia9.5
  6. 3Lithuania9.5
  7. 4Costa Rica9.3
  8. 5Czechia9
  9. 5Latvia9
  10. 6Korea, Rep.8
  11. 7Poland7.8
  12. 7Botswana7.8
  13. 8Brazil7.5
  14. 8Bhutan7.5
  15. 9Mauritius7.3
  16. 9Croatia7.3
  17. 9South Africa7.3
  18. 9Slovak Republic7.3
  19. 10North Macedonia7
  20. 10Montenegro7
  21. 10Timor-Leste7
  22. 10Jamaica7
  23. 11Gambia, The6.8
  24. 11Albania6.8
  25. 11Romania6.8
  26. 11Trinidad and Tobago6.8
  27. 12Bosnia and Herzegovina6.5
  28. 12Bulgaria6.5
  29. 12Ghana6.5
  30. 13Colombia6.3
  31. 13Argentina6.3
  32. 13Mongolia6.3
  33. 13Dominican Republic6.3
  34. 14Singapore6
  35. 14Papua New Guinea6
  36. 14Namibia6
  37. 14Malawi6
  38. 14Moldova6
  39. 14Sri Lanka6
  40. 14Armenia6
  41. 15India5.8
  42. 15Nepal5.8
  43. 15Peru5.8
  44. 16Ukraine5.5
  45. 16Paraguay5.5
  46. 16Indonesia5.5
  47. 16Benin5.5
  48. 17Senegal5.3
  49. 17Malaysia5.3
  50. 17Ecuador5.3
  51. 17Kenya5.3
  52. 17Lesotho5.3
  53. 18Iraq5
  54. 18Liberia5
  55. 18Hungary5
  56. 19Panama4.8
  57. 19Serbia4.8
  58. 19Bolivia4.8
  59. 20Zambia4.5
  60. 20United Arab Emirates4.5
  61. 20Nigeria4.5
  62. 21Jordan4.3
  63. 21Mauritania4.3
  64. 21Kuwait4.3
  65. 21Georgia4.3
  66. 21Philippines4.3
  67. 21Mexico4.3
  68. 21Madagascar4.3
  69. 21Lebanon4.3
  70. 22Sierra Leone4
  71. 22Uganda4
  72. 22Tanzania4
  73. 22Bangladesh4
  74. 23Algeria3.8
  75. 23Qatar3.8
  76. 23Uzbekistan3.8
  77. 24Kazakhstan3.5
  78. 24Central African Republic3.5
  79. 24Honduras3.5
  80. 24Angola3.5
  81. 24Togo3.5
  82. 24Tunisia3.5
  83. 24Cote d'Ivoire3.5
  84. 25Cameroon3.3
  85. 25Rwanda3.3
  86. 25Kyrgyz Republic3.3
  87. 25El Salvador3.3
  88. 25Ethiopia3.3
  89. 25Guinea-Bissau3.3
  90. 26Djibouti3
  91. 26Morocco3
  92. 26Guinea3
  93. 26Turkiye3
  94. 27Pakistan2.8
  95. 27Gabon2.8
  96. 27Egypt, Arab Rep.2.8
  97. 27Thailand2.8
  98. 27Guatemala2.8
  99. 27Bahrain2.8
  100. 27Viet Nam2.8
  101. 27Zimbabwe2.8
  102. 27Congo, Dem. Rep.2.8
  103. 28Belarus2.5
  104. 28Lao PDR2.5
  105. 28Russian Federation2.5
  106. 28Cuba2.5
  107. 28Congo, Rep.2.5
  108. 28Mozambique2.5
  109. 29Eswatini2.3
  110. 29Saudi Arabia2.3
  111. 29South Sudan2.3
  112. 29Mali2.3
  113. 29Azerbaijan2.3
  114. 29Burundi2.3
  115. 29China2.3
  116. 30Equatorial Guinea2
  117. 30Syrian Arab Republic2
  118. 30Nicaragua2
  119. 30Niger2
  120. 30Tajikistan2
  121. 30Libya2
  122. 31Venezuela, RB1.8
  123. 31Oman1.8
  124. 31Iran, Islamic Rep.1.8
  125. 31Burkina Faso1.8
  126. 31Turkmenistan1.8
  127. 32Afghanistan1.5
  128. 32Haiti1.5
  129. 32Cambodia1.5
  130. 32Chad1.5
  131. 33Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1.3
  132. 33Yemen, Rep.1.3
  133. 34Somalia, Fed. Rep.1
  134. 34Eritrea1
  135. 34Sudan1
  136. 34Myanmar1

Rule of Law Index